Blue whale, facts and photos - National Geographic
Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These magnificent marine mammals rule the oceans at up to 100 feet long and upwards of 200 tons. Their tongues alone can...
Blue whale | Facts, Habitat, & Pictures | Britannica
2 天之前 · blue whale, (Balaenoptera musculus), the most massive animal ever to have lived, a species of baleen whale that weighs approximately 150 tons and may attain a length of more than 30 metres (98 feet). The largest accurately measured blue whale was a 29.5-metre female that weighed 180 metric tons (nearly 200 short [U.S.] tons), but there are ...
Blue whale - Wikipedia
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed.
Porphyrios (whale) - Wikipedia
Porphyrios (Greek: Πορφύριος) was a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century. Active for over fifty years, Porphyrios caused great concern for Byzantine seafarers. Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) made it an important matter to capture it, though he could not come up with a way to do so.
Blue Whales 101 | Nat Geo Wild - YouTube
Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever existed. Learn why they're larger than any land animal and why they were hunted for years, making them endangered. Subscribe: http://bit.ly ...
Blue Whale | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Blue whale at sunset, Mexico. The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, weighing as much as 200 tons (approximately 33 elephants). The blue whale has a heart the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. Its stomach can hold one ton of krill …
Blue Whale - NOAA Fisheries
2023年9月28日 · The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. Learn about the conservation and management of these endangered animals.
11 Facts About Blue Whales, the Largest Animals Ever on Earth - Treehugger
2024年7月15日 · The planet is covered with amazing, fascinating creatures, but the blue whale is in a league of its own. Balaenoptera musculus is the largest animal ever known to have lived on the planet ...
Blue Whales | Pacific Whale Foundation
The largest known mammal on the planet. Blue whales are known for their mottled blue-gray color and deep, low-pitched vocalizations that can be heard underwater for hundreds of miles. Although they have been sighted traveling in small groups, blue …
Blue whale - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
Famous for their sheer mass, blue whales glide effortlessly through the ocean, dwarfing all else in their path. Commanding awe, they grow to over 33 meters long (around 100ft) – twice as along as a T-Rex dinosaur. Even their calves are a whopping 7 meters in length, weighing in the same as an adult African elephant.